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Why Latin America still won’t condemn Putin’s war in Ukraine
The ghosts of colonial history returned to haunt European and Latin American leaders at their summit in Brussels. For the guests, four hundred years of European colonial rule, economic exploitation...
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LatAm eyes leverage on lithium as EU scrambles for resources
In the global race for green transition technologies, Latin America is fed up with providing shoes to the sprinters. It wants to run its own race. Countries such as Chile, Brazil and Argentina hold...
View ArticleRussia will monitor Saudi-hosted Ukraine peace talks
Russia said Monday it will closely follow talks on Ukraine set to take place in Saudi Arabia early next month. Saudi Arabia is planning to host peace talks including Ukraine, Western nations and...
View ArticleRussia’s invasion of Ukraine has ripped façade off anti-imperialism
Frida Ghitis is a world affairs columnist who writes for outlets such as CNN, the Washington Post and World Politics Review. It was a stunning moment, but it should have been unremarkable: Gabriel...
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Portugal’s corruption scandal spells trouble for EU’s critical minerals hunt
BRUSSELS — The European Union’s hunt for raw materials is running into new roadblocks — at home and abroad. Portuguese Prime Minister António Costa’s recent resignation over a corruption probe in...
View ArticleQ&A: How to create a sustainable lithium supply chain for a carbon-neutral...
POLITICO’s special report Road to COP is presented by SQM. Chile’s Atacama Desert hides a precious secret—salt flats packed with lithium, a key component in the batteries that power electric vehicles...
View ArticleFluorescent vomit and a racism row: Is this Europe’s clean energy future?
An international conference this week was meant to be a European showcase for “clean hydrogen,” touted as an emissions-free fuel of the future. Instead, European Hydrogen Week descended into a bitter...
View ArticleGlobal deal to phase out fossil fuels is in trouble
DUBAI, United Arab Emirates — A global deal on ending the use of fossil fuels was mired in division as U.N. climate talks opened on Thursday in Dubai, with major polluters and the oil-rich host...
View ArticleUrsula von der Leyen’s vanishing trade legacy
BRUSSELS — Ursula von der Leyen has spent much of the past four years jet-setting around the world in search of trade deals. But all those air miles haven’t translated into the agreements she aspired...
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Belgium, itself divided on trade, eyes role of honest broker at EU helm
This article is part of the Belgian Presidency of the EU special report. BRUSSELS — French-speaking and Dutch-speaking Belgians find it hard to agree on anything — and trade is no exception. Yet that...
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The EU’s trade deal with Latin America hangs by a thread. Here’s how to save it.
BRUSSELS — Slow and steady wins the race — but just how slow is too slow for the EU-Mercosur trade pact? The European Union and the South American bloc of Mercosur countries have been discussing one...
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We don’t want your EVs, Brazil tells EU as trade talks hit crunch time
BRUSSELS — The “cows for cars” free-trade deal between Europe and South America could be about to undergo some last-minute changes. For Brazil, the deal can still happen as long as imports of electric...
View ArticleSpain’s Teresa Ribera gets top job in charge of competition, climate in new...
BRUSSELS — European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen has chosen Spanish Ecological Transition Minister Teresa Ribera as her second-in-command, tasking her with overseeing a vast portfolio...
View ArticleBoris Johnson offered to set Javier Milei up with Mick Jagger, report says
LONDON — Boris Johnson reportedly agreed to try and help Argentinean President Javier Milei meet Rolling Stones legend Mick Jagger. The former U.K. prime minister met the libertarian,...
View ArticleFrance to EU: Don’t seal South America trade deal against our will
PARIS — France’s new trade minister has a warning for Brussels. Signing off on the trade deal between the European Union and South American countries of the Mercosur bloc without French support would...
View ArticleVomiting protesters storm EU summit in ‘colonialism’ row
BRUSSELS — A meeting of top ministers and energy bosses in Brussels ground to a halt Monday after demonstrators gained access to the event, vomiting green fluorescent liquid into sick bags in protest...
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China’s bid to join major trade bloc kicked into the long grass
LONDON — Delegates of a major Indo-Pacific trade bloc will sidestep politically sensitive decisions on China and Taiwan’s future membership when they meet in Canada this week, multiple people familiar...
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Britain’s bold new world … as a Pacific trading nation
LONDON — As Donald Trump and Xi Jinping square off for a tariff war in 2025, Britain is seeking shelter in a growing trade bloc in the Indo-Pacific. At a minute past midnight on Sunday morning, the...
View ArticleEU and Mexico revamp trade deal before tariff man Trump takes office
BRUSSELS — The European Union and Mexico wrapped up talks on Friday to overhaul their trade agreement, strengthening a partnership that is crucial for European auto makers three days before Donald...
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